Date, Time, & Place  
Online (Wed, August 29 through Fri, December 15, 2012)

This class meets entirely online. This means the class website is our classroom. Students are required to complete assigned readings, writings, online discussion, short assignments, and projects daily. Students are required to meet all assignment due dates and to participate regularly and continually in the class.  Expect to work on- and offline for about twenty to thirty hours each week (depending on your skills and commitment) —about the same amount of time you would spend in a traditional class. Inform me immediately if you are having problems, as an online course can be confusing at first.

Important: 

If you do not log into the class by Thursday, August 30 at 11:55 p.m., you risk losing your place to any of the many students on the waiting list. 

Description

English 1C

Critical Reasoning & Writing      

Units: 3 Hours: 3 Lecture
Prerequisite: English 1A with a grade of “C” or better.
Transferable: CSU; UC; CSU-GE: A3; IGETC: 1B; GAV-GE: C2

This course continues emphasis on English composition skills with focus on techniques and principles of writing effective arguments. Students learn to use critical thinking skills characterized by the ability to do such things as analyze, explain, deduce, solve problems, suggest solutions, synthesize, and understand. Students will: formulate and express opinions based on information and ideas drawn from class readings, discussions, and life experience; explain and support theses with relevant information and evidence, distinguishing between various kinds of argument and lines of argumentative reasoning; and, evaluate the soundness of arguments based on information and multiple viewpoints. Develops writing and reading skills for logical reasoning and argumentation.

Work required:

3 essays

25%

Essay proposals

25%

Class forum
discussions & short assignments
25%

Final research paper
25%  

If you've never taken an online course, I recommend the online orientation in Intro to Online Gavilan (LIB 732), available on your iLearn log in page under "My Courses."This is a free, non-graded course that will help you learn the Moodle course system at Gavilan and refine your online learning skills and ability to succeed in distance education courses. Highly recommended, especially for students new to online learning.

Students are responsible for learning how to navigate and utilize the Moodle online classroom, and for arranging reliable access to computer and Internet.